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6 June AD 2016 5 Comments

C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien (and Martin Luther) Walk Into a Theater

by Charlotte Hays

of the National Catholic Register

Is There Anything More Shallow & Predictable Than “Women’s Ordination”? – Carl E. Olson
Dear Vatican: Which Is It, Christ or Celebrities? – Mary Jo Anderson, The Catholic Thing
Pope’s Move to Hold Bishops Accountable May Have Seismic Consequences – Ed Condon Ph.D.
New Procedures to Remove Negligent Bishops. . . What Could Go Wrong? – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Sex Wars and the Catholic Church, As Seen from Outer Space – John Zmirak Ph.D.
Me, Myself, and, I – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
Here’s What Could Delay Canada’s Controversial Assisted Suicide Bill – Catholic News Agency
Emoji Bible Translates Scriptures Into Smileys – Liam Stack, The New York Times
A Light, Silent Sound – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Pope Approves New Vatican Department for the Laity, Family, and Life – Ann Schneible
Motu Proprio As a Loving Mother, Bishop Removal in Cases of Sex Abuse; Doc. – Rorate Cæli
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SUNDAY EDITION

5 June AD 2016

Happy News from Bradford, England

by Fr. J. Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

The Old Charge Resurfaces: Catholics are Un-American – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Philosopher, St. JP2’s Friend Explains Popes’ Thought Process on Amoris Lætitia – Gagliarducci
A Moral Theologian Tackles Difficulties in Amoris Lætitia – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
“Scholas Occurrentes”: Francis’s Pedagogical Revolution – Sandro Magister, Chiesa
A Better Marriage Preparation (and Preparation for a Better Marriage) – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
On the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia
Adult Stem Cells Give Good Recovery for Stroke Victims w/ Brain Damage – Dave Andrusko
Mother Angelica and the Power of Old Age – Vicki Burbach, Pelican’s Breast
“Love & Friendship” and the Holy Folly of the 12 Commandments – Christopher S. Morrissey
Former I.T. Specialist Ordained as New Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark – Catholic Herald
Bishop William Kenney: ‘Brexit’ Could Lead to Loss of Funds for Aid Agencies – Simon Caldwell
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SATURDAY EDITION

4 June AD 2016

Jim Gaffigan, Stephen Colbert, and America’s Catholic Comic Moment

by Stephen Beale

of the National Catholic Register

How to Put Lipstick on Assisted Suicide: Me Before You Film Promotes Death – Cth Nws Agcy
If You Are Rich, But Not Sacrificially Generous, You Will Go To Hell – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
A Pastor Reflects on Cardinal Sarah’s Call to Face East Together – Msgr. Charles Pope, The Reg
Modesty in America and the Great Bathroom War – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch
On the Need to Receive the Eucharist Worthily – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Handling Criticism – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
18th Century Italian Missionary Entered Japan Disguised as Samurai Bones Found – Har. Ozawa
The Justice League of Medieval Saints and Their Basilica – Angelo Stagnaro, N.C. Register
Catholic Spirituality: Scripture and Tradition – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Catholic Media Honors Legacy of Mother Angelica – National Catholic Register
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GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY EDITION

3 June AD 2016 6 Comments

Bathroom Sign Amboo Flickr — (Photo: amboo who via Flickr)

Transgender Toilets are a Reality Shock for the Left, and the Stress Is Showing

of the Catholic News Agency

Utah’s Compromise: Model For States on Religious Liberty & Same-Sex Unions – N.P.R.
Chelsea Handler Silences Young Boy for Saying Hillary Clinton Is Pro-Abortion – Kar. Townsend
If Trump Were a Priest – David Rummelhoff, epicPew
Canada: The New Hobbesians – Jeffrey Collins and Douglas Farrow, First Things
Russian Foreign Ministry Criticizes West Over Surge of Christianophobia – Interfax
Mob of Liberal Protesters Attack & Bloody Donald Trump Supporter After Rally – Steven Ertelt
Sex Education and the Seduction of Selective Science – Valerie Huber, Public Discourse
Catholicism and Citizenship – Christopher White, The Catholic World Report
New Movie “Me Before You” Promotes Assisted Suicide as “An Act of Love” – A. Schadenberg
Vatican Interested in the U.S. Presidential Election, But Only as an Observer – Edward Pentin
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FRIDAY EDITION

3 June AD 2016 1 Comment

Department of Education Kills Catholic College

by Matthew Archbold

of Creative Minority Report

Oh, How I Blushed in the Men’s Dressing Room! – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace
Transgender Bathrooms and the Catholic Stand – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, Cthlc Stnd
The Past Is a Place; Know You Are Part of Western Civ, Not New Hampshire – Regis Martin
Jesus Raises Widow of Nain’s Son: 10th Sun. O.T. Mass Readings Explained– Bra. Pitre Ph.D.
Gender Ideology: The Scourge of Our Inner Life – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Like a Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand
The Generous Poor: They Give More than the Middle Class, Fractionally – David Lapp, F.S.
In Solitary Witness – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
Squirrel Nutkin and the Art of Mischief – Sean Fitzpatrick, The Civilized Reader
Thinking With The Church – Thomas Storck, The Distributist Review
Stop Playing Progressive Agenda Word Games that Attack Objective Morality – O.V.V.
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THURSDAY EXTRA

2 June AD 2016 2 Comments

A.C.L.U. Leader Quits After Daughters Encounter Men in the Women’s Restroom

by Donald R. McClarey, J.D.,

of The American Catholic

Failure by Design – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
Public Displays of Piety: Corpus Christi Among the Bohemians – Jordan Zajac, First Things
How Catholics can Reclaim Britain – T.A. Pascoe, Catholic Herald
The Interesting Footnote Saga Continues: A.L. Footnote #329 – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blg
Transgender Teachers in Catholic Schools? – Daniel Guernsey, Crisis Magazine
Christian Media in the Age of BuzzFeed: ChurchPOP Joins EWTN – Catholic News Agency
Social Media and the Catholic Pitchfork Brigade – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Not for Love or Money: the Economic Consequences of Delayed Marriage – Jason S. Carroll
Networks Go Ape Over Gorilla’s Death, Say “Gorilla Killed” Not “Child Saved” – Katie Yoder
How Priests on Horseback Built the Mongolian Church from Scratch – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Book Review: Everyday Sacrament and Interview with Laura Fanucci – Anabelle Hazard, C.S.
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THURSDAY EDITION

2 June AD 2016 2 Comments

Are There “Lost Sayings” Of Jesus?

by Thomas L. McDonald

of the National Catholic Register

Chaput, No Communion for Remarried, Explains Role on U.S. Amoris Lætitia Cmte. – N.C. Reg
Cardinal Sarah’s Liturgical Earthquake – Liturgy Guy
The Boring Third Secret of Fatima – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch
Black Robes on the Quad and the Post-Vatican II World – James Casper, The Dispatch
Abp. Wm. Lori: Obama Engaging in Bloodless Pro-Abortion Persecution of Catholics – J. Petrisek
Lego Announces New Baby Minifigure With Awesome Ultrasound Image – Micaiah Bilger, L.N.
June, Piety, and You – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Jesus and the Dead Gorilla in the Looking Glass – Gerard Nadal Ph.D., Catholic Lane
Aristotle, True Friendship, and the “Soulmate” View of Marriage – Angela McKay Knobel, P.D.
Canadian Hospital Doesn’t Allow Doctors to Kill Patients in Assisted Suicides – W.J. Smith J.D.
Prayer to the Saints: One in The Body – James Hooper, Catholic Stand
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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

1 June AD 2016 1 Comment

George Clausen, “High Mass in a Village on the Zuiderzee” (c. 1880) Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/carstens/whats-behind-cardinal-sarahs-ad-orientem-call/#ixzz4AQyAXsue — George Clausen, “High Mass in a Village on the Zuiderzee” (c. 1880)

What’s Behind Cardinal Sarah’s Ad Orientem Call?

by Christopher Carstens

of the National Catholic Register

Hillary Clinton’s Church Problem – Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine
A Traditional Catholic Wife? – Randall Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
Priesthood in the Real Presence and the Present Absence – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, TSW
Sisters of Life Thrive at 25: Order Aids 10,000 Women Since 1991 – Patty Knap, N.C. Register
The Dangers of Cliques & Superior Attitudes in the Church – Anne De Santis, Catholic Stand
Me Before You and the Slow Suicide of the West – Chelsea Zimmerman, Catholic Lane
Details Released of Reformation Commemoration in Lund, Sweden – Edward Pentin, N.C. Reg
Only Francis Can Go To China? – George Weigel, First Things
Justice for Harambe . . . or Revenge? – Anthony S. Layne, Outside the Asylum
The Ten Commandments & Facebook; an Examination of Conscience – Godwin Delali Adadzie
A Goodbye to ‘Mama Irene,’ the Woman Who Adopted 58 Kids – María Ximena Rondón, C.N.A.
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1 June AD 2016 7 Comments

How Journalists Manipulate You Into Favoring Big Government

by John Bicknell

of The Federalist

Western Europeans Flock To Christian, Traditionalist Hungary To Escape – Oliver J.J. Lane, BL
The Left Is Winning the Culture War, Will They be Merciful? – Barton Swaim, Washington Post
China’s Population-Control Machine Reaches Disastrous Proportions – Edward Pentin, N.C. Reg
Hillary’s America – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
L.A. Times Amazed to Find Latinos Who Support Trump – Joel B. Pollak, Breitbart California
Rick Santorum Endorses Trump: The Most Important Issue Is the Supreme Court – Ste. Ertelt
The U.S. Election: No More Big Yawn – H.L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
Federal Regulations Work Overtime To Kill American Prosperity – J.D. Tuccille, Reason.com
Donald Trump and the 2016 Presidential Primary – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine
Support the Work of Public Discourse – Ryan T. Anderson Ph.D., Public Discourse
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WEDNESDAY EDITION

1 June AD 2016 5 Comments

I Was Kicked Out of My Class’ Facebook Page Because I’m Pro-Life

by Lia Mills

of LifeNews.com

A Twofold Disaster in a Breakaway Boston Parish – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Hospital Stops Abortions After Every Single Doctor Refuses to Do Them – Steven Ertelt, L.N.
Toronto School Officio Tells Gay Activists How They Work Around Trad’l Parents – L. Laurence
Ask Father: Veil Wars! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
The Loss of Self-Knowledge in Modernity – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph.D., Truth & Charity Frm
Ever Wonder What Happens to Neglected Children in a Secular Culture – Jim Bryant, Regina
The Confessional State, Catholic or Liberal? – John Andra, Crisis Magazine
Soul-Changing Sacraments – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today
Distributism, Now? – Karl Schmude, The Distributist Review
St. Paul Archdiocese Hopes for Quick Payments to Sex Abuse Victims – Catholic News Agency
The 19th Century Beuronese School: An Inspiration for Artists Today? – David Clayton, N.L.M.
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Meet the Man Who Turned from Glossy Magazines to God – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
How to Face the Loneliness of Summertime – Brooke Gregory, epicPew
The Couch or the Confessional – Vicki Burbach, Catholic Spiritual Direction
Art for God’s Sake: An Interview with Artist Daniel Mitsui – Sam Guzman, The Cthlc Gntlmn
Seven (7) Lessons From the Visitation – Debbie Gaudino, Saints 365
What’s the Best Way to View Reality? – Thomas Clements, Ignitum Today
Virtues A Father’s Guide to Growth – Steven R. McEvoy, Maccabee Society
The Military and the Catholic Faith: Training – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
Biting Your Tongue Helps You to be a Saint, Say Pope Francis – Carol Glatz, epicPew
Even Very Sick Children Deserve Med Care: Why Every State Needs Simon’s Law – Grace Stark
The Chinese Christian Crackdown – The American Interest
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